Stocks close mixed in light trading

Wednesday

NEW YORK (AP) — Mixed economic data kept the stock market hovering near break-even yesterday. One report on home prices looked encouraging; another on consumer confidence was worrisome.

House prices increased in all major U.S. cities in June, according to the closely watched Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home-price index. But stock indexes dipped in morning trading after the Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to its lowest point since November 2011.

Trading was light again, typical for August vacation season. Over the past three days, fewer than 7.7 billion shares have been traded, the lowest three-day stretch since December 2011.

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